Business

Overseas players turn from net sellers into net buyers in recent weeks

SBP had received $370 million from multilateral, bilateral and other official sources

US ratings agency expects country to grow rapidly

Trade expected to flourish; Thai firms keen on pouring investments

This will allow investors to make informed decisions

Oversight board will be set up for monitoring audit of companies

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index gains 208 points

Notes LNG-based power is more expensive than electricity produced through furnace oil

Committee chairman stresses need for taking feedback from media and civil society

Abandons path of economic reforms and adopts populous measures

The airline has accumulated losses of $993m, and plans to scrap several European flights in coming months

Provincial government ensures provision of 3,000 acre land for expansion

To be achieved by registering new companies and creating opportunities

Say land is expensive due to tourism potential, demand Rs2.2m to Rs2.8m per kanal

Government’s intervention would help the sector achieve self-sufficiency that can save the country $2.5 billion

Also approved 500KV Islamabad West substation, 20MW hydro power project in Gligit

Govt will keep control of the companies, float their shares on stock market

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index loses 110.09 points

Experts say second-quarter profits to be in contrast to first

Amounts to $1.281b during July-June, increase from neighbour comes as part of CPEC investment

Stakeholders propose ways to deal with low revenue generation

Government directs sponsors to meet December 2018 deadline

Nearly 19.5b illegal cigarettes were consumed in Pakistan in 2014

Former argues both sides should share the subsidy equally

Dastgir asks institutions to focus on interests of developing states

The region including Afghanistan and Pakistan will see 3.4% growth

PBC says amendments will have adverse effect on economy, result in more taxes

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index loses 44.37 points

Says 12 TRE certificate holders out of 380 surrendered rights for being mostly inactive

Served notice on govt seeking Rs1b in damages for stalled operations at its mill

Newly constituted committee will prepare report by weekend

SoftBank dropped 10.68 percent after the $32 billion deal was announced Monday

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 16.5 points while the S&P 500 gained 5.15 points

Liquidity crunch: KATI chief pushes for release of refunds 

Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar

Dasu hydropower project: Work expedited as tax issue resolved  

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index gains 64.78 points

Importers showed interest; brochures, newsletters and mangoes distributed

Probe committee finds import of infected olive plants

Bosan says govt taking initiatives to boost mango output

Garment manufacturers ask govt to scrap additional regulatory duty

After contract with US firm, the food entity holds master franchise rights for Golden Chick outlets

Its secretary general says ICTs have potential to improve development outcomes

Blames unequal participation in world economy for growing inequality

Policies need to go hand-in-hand to promote these two elements

Charities can play significant role if the government regulates collection, distribution

Long-term sustainability is hard to achieve, founders need to be methodical

Macroeconomic indicators may have improved, but problems continue to persist

Huge disparity in staff salaries across departments leads to socio-economic imbalance

Chinese Economy: Oil prices rise after strong growth